New Granby CVS store schedules opening at Five Corners

The Republican file photo | John Suchocki12.23.2011 | GRANBY — The CVS store under construction at the corner of Pleasant Street and West State Street (Route 202).

GRANBY – This rural town is about to get a shot of one-stop shopping, when a new CVS store opens at the corner of Pleasant Street and Route 202.

The opening is scheduled for May 20.

The 13,000-square-foot store, will be a “typical full-sized CVS pharmacy, with a health and beauty department, general merchandise, food and other products,” said Mike DeAngelis, speaking for CVS from company headquarters in Woonsocket, R.I.

The pharmacy will include a drive-through window, said DeAngelis.

“Although the pharmacy continues to be the core of our stores,” he said, “we also want to be able to provide customers with other things they need.”

“Consumers are time-starved,” he said.

DeAngelis said the company chose the location for its convenience. “What we look for is high visibility and accessibility, and Route 202 and Pleasant Street really fit that criteria,” he said.

The store will offer the Extra Care Rewards Program, which, through the use of a card, allows a customer to get discounts. There will also be some introductory savings.

“What we normally do,” said DeAngelis, “when the store has been open for a week, we have a grand opening sale.”

The prospect of a chain store was not immediately embraced by all residents of this rural town, with some lamenting that the historic Center Pharmacy on the town common would lose business and others worrying about the size of CVS signage.

DeAngelis said the new store will be appropriate for the town. “We believe we’ve designed a store that really complements the surroundings with its facade and color scheme and design,” he said.

The CVS store is part of a cluster known as “Five Corners.” By Granby standards it’s a busy intersection, busy enough to have a traffic light. Five corners is also home to Dunkin Donuts, a Subway restaurant, a Cumberland Farms gas station and a branch of Florence Savings Bank.

The map below shows the approximate location of the Granby CVS scheduled to open May 20: